RTFM [Lifehack]
RTFM? Yeah, RTFM. Before you asked any moronic question to technical support, before you accidentally use the delete button instead of submit button, and before you wonder why the screen goes blue and give a biiiiip sound, just Read The Fancy Manual.
Yeah, sometimes it’s a boring job and strenuous exercises for your eyes, but it’s an important one. Why? Because technical support will have that oh-you-so-stupid look in their face or that i-have-to-hear-this-complain-again voice when you call. Here’s some tips to conquer your manual books for everything.
- If you’re a beginner, find a beginner or even a dummies version.
- Hands on. You cannot read your manual like you read your novel. Read the lines carefully and do every steps.
- Repeat your steps so you cannot miss one step and remember the whole thing.
- Search the internet for help or maybe the ebook version of the manual. Ebook is easier to keep.
- Mark the important steps and if the manual is in form of description or narration, do bullet and numbering version of that manual.
One benefit when you read your manual is you can be your own technical support and even everyone around you. So, start to RTFM.